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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, bullying is physical, verbal or emotional harm or intimidation directed at a person or group of
people; and
WHEREAS, each year, approximately thirty percent of United States youth may be impacted by bullying, either
as culprits or a victims; and
WHEREAS, an estimated I 60,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade miss school every day due to a
fear of being bullied; and
WHEREAS, bullying can take many forms, including verbal, physical, and most recently in cyberspace, and
occurs on neighborhood playgrounds, in schools, and through technology such as social media; and
WHEREAS, targets of bullying are more likely to acquire physical, emotional and learning problems and
students who are repeatedly bullied often fear such activities as riding the bus, going to school and attending community
activities; and
WHEREAS, various researchers have concluded that bullying is the most common form of violence, affecting
millions of youth in the United States each year, either as a bully or a victim; and
WHEREAS, children who bully are at greater risk of engaging in serious violent behavior; and
WHEREAS, a large percentage of children who are bullied believe that adult help is infrequent and ineffective; and
WHEREAS, it is important for North Carolina parents, students, teachers and school administrators to be aware
of bullying, and to encourage discussion of the problem as a school community;
NOW, THERFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim October
2015, as "BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH" in North Carolina, and commend this
observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-eighth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and fifteen,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
Governor

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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH
2015
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, bullying is physical, verbal or emotional harm or intimidation directed at a person or group of
people; and
WHEREAS, each year, approximately thirty percent of United States youth may be impacted by bullying, either
as culprits or a victims; and
WHEREAS, an estimated I 60,000 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade miss school every day due to a
fear of being bullied; and
WHEREAS, bullying can take many forms, including verbal, physical, and most recently in cyberspace, and
occurs on neighborhood playgrounds, in schools, and through technology such as social media; and
WHEREAS, targets of bullying are more likely to acquire physical, emotional and learning problems and
students who are repeatedly bullied often fear such activities as riding the bus, going to school and attending community
activities; and
WHEREAS, various researchers have concluded that bullying is the most common form of violence, affecting
millions of youth in the United States each year, either as a bully or a victim; and
WHEREAS, children who bully are at greater risk of engaging in serious violent behavior; and
WHEREAS, a large percentage of children who are bullied believe that adult help is infrequent and ineffective; and
WHEREAS, it is important for North Carolina parents, students, teachers and school administrators to be aware
of bullying, and to encourage discussion of the problem as a school community;
NOW, THERFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim October
2015, as "BULLYING AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH" in North Carolina, and commend this
observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-eighth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and fifteen,
and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
Governor